Oakland Police alerted to deadly shooting after several ShotSpotter activations
Officers were alerted about the shooting via multiple ShotSpotter activations around 4:45 a.m.
San Jose boy, 11, missing for more than a week found safely, mom says
The 11-year-old was found on Treasure Island in San Francisco, according to his mom.
This 1962 San Francisco-set thriller is largely forgotten. Here’s why
ASK MICK: Chronicle film critic emeritus Mick LaSalle also answers questions about which decades were the best for movies and implausibility in Hitchcock movies.
Contractor killed in Northern CA powerhouse accident is identified by coroner
The man who died while working near a powerhouse last week has been identified by coroner’s officials, the Yuba County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday. The man was identified as 33-year-old Daniel Bustos Mendez, a Hayward resident. Bustos Mendez died while working as a contractor for the Yuba Water Agency near the...
Three San Francisco pedestrians killed within 2-block radius
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Three pedestrians have been killed within a 2-block radius in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood since May, traffic safety advocates said. All three victims were between ages 74-78. The most recent fatality happened Sunday while a 78-year-old victim was trying to cross 6th Street at...
Coroner announces cause of death for 7 killed in Esparto explosion
(FOX40.COM) — The Yolo County Coroner’s Office released the cause of death on Tuesday for the seven victims who died in the tragic warehouse explosion in Esparto on July 1. • Video above: Roads open to community after Esparto warehouse explosion According to YCCO, the cause of death has been ruled as “multiple blast...
For first time in recent memory, ICE officers detained U.S. citizens in S.F.
ICE has been arresting protesters in L.A., with little success in winning convictions. The trend seems to have come north. For first time in recent memory, ICE officers detained U.S. citizens in S.F.
Police: Woman arrested after trying to take baby from stroller
A homeless woman who tried to grab a 10-month-old baby from his stroller near Aquatic Park in West Berkeley on Tuesday has been arrested, authorities report. The incident began at about 10:45 a.m. on the east side of the park, Berkeley police said in response to a Scanner inquiry. The baby's grandmother was pushing...
Homicides fell 35% in SF during first half of 2025
Homicides fell by 35% in San Francisco during the first six months of 2025 compared to the same time last year, continuing a downward trend in overall violent crime, according to new data from a law enforcement organization. The big picture: The preliminary figures from the Major Cities Chiefs Association...
Man vandalizes Waymo, whacks car with belt in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO - New video shows a Waymo driverless car vandalized in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood. A man climbed onto the hood and smashed the windshield with his belt after the car stopped in the road. The incident lasted minutes, blocking traffic. A KTVU viewer sent in...